Xu Jiang sighed inwardly, then found Wu Luolan's portrait and gave it to him. He took the portrait and saw that it was beautifully mounted and even his movements were much gentler.
As the portrait slowly unfolded, the beautiful Ulolan came into Ilar's sight, and his eyes actually turned red.
He stroked Wu Luolan's face gently and said in a trembling voice: "She is always so beautiful."
Xu Jiang's heart ached. Lovesickness makes a person old. She immediately understood why she could not stay in Yilale any longer.
"When are you leaving?"
Ilale wiped his tears and said, "The day after tomorrow."
"So urgent?"
"The capital is too cold, and the caravan can't adapt. We want to get to the warm Furong City as soon as possible." He smiled again: "I also want to see her soon."
Yilale was a good friend, warm, generous, and cheerful. Xu Jiang was reluctant to leave him, "I don't know when I'll see him again."
Ilaer's sorrow faded, and his loud voice returned to normal. He consoled her, "Don't be too sad. The caravan comes to the capital every year, and I can come back to see you every year."
Xu Jiang finally felt relieved and said with a smile, "That's good." Then he thought for a moment and asked, "You just said that the caravan you wanted to follow was coming from Suiye City?"
"Exactly."
"I want to ask you to do something. It's your first business deal. Is that okay?"
Ilaer blew his beard and glared, "How can helping a friend be considered a business?"
"It's not like you're completely helping me. This is something someone else asked me to do. If you can do it, there will be a generous reward. We can split the reward in half." Xu Jiang frowned and said, "Also, there's no guarantee that this will succeed. This is just my guess."
Yilale said: "Tell me first."
"A friend of mine asked me to find a set of books called 'Donglingzi Collection,' but it's out of print. If I were to look for it in the Central Plains, I'd probably miss it. And just because you mentioned Suiye City, I suddenly remembered a book I'd read that said a disciple of Donglingzi's lineage had traveled with a caravan to Suiye City to avoid disaster during the war."
Yilale understood. "You want to find this set of books in Suiye City?"
Xu Jiang nodded and said in a deep voice, "This matter is not easy to handle. First of all, the disciples of Dong Lingzi's lineage disappeared after entering Suiye City. After a hundred years, just finding them will take a lot of effort. And even if we find them, I don't think they will easily hand over such precious books to a foreign merchant."
"Finding people is my strong point," Ilaer frowned. "But I'm not sure about the last concern you mentioned. To be frank, most scholars in the Central Plains are stubborn and rigid, and they often have prejudices against us outsiders. If he refuses to give it to me, I can't take it by force."
Xu Jiang pondered for a moment and said, "I'll figure out a way to deal with this matter. I'll get back to you the day after tomorrow when I come to see you off."
"good!"
After the matter was settled, Yilale informed Xu Jiang of the time of departure, saying that he had to say goodbye to another friend, and then hurried away with Ulolan's portrait.
Xu Jiang waved goodbye to him and thought: Tomorrow is Yuan Zuzhi's plum blossom viewing banquet, everything is just right.
Perhaps just as Yuan Zuzhi said, that set of "Donglingzi Collection" was really destined for him.
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